The UK is due to leave the EU on 31 October. The current withdrawal deal that has been negotiated between the UK and the EU has been rejected three times in parliament. The government wants to renegotiate the current deal but says if this isn’t possible they will leave on World Trade Organization rules. The […]
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Jordan Spieth made such an impressive run through the FedEx Cup playoffs in 2013 that he was selected as a captain’s pick for the Presidents Cup at age 20, the youngest American to ever compete in the matches. That began a run of six straight U.S. teams, a streak that might come to an end.
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SUGAR LAND, Tex. — Nearly 700 miles from the El Paso Walmart where the suspect in the killing of 22 people on Saturday denounced a “Hispanic invasion,” Rish Oberoi, a candidate for state representative, gestured toward a bustling dining room in a popular Vietnamese restaurant and marveled at the diversity of this Houston suburb. “You’ve
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The trade war between Washington and Beijing took an unexpected turn this week as China let its currency drop sharply and the United States responded by officially designating the country a currency manipulator. The confrontation underscored the Trump administration’s focus on weakness in foreign currencies — and the corresponding strength of the dollar — as
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Casey Affleck, who previously faced sexual harassment allegations, is speaking out about supporting the Me Too movement while promoting his new film, which takes place in a world where ― checks notes ― women don’t exist. The Oscar winner sat down with Dax Shepard for the most recent episode of Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast and reflected
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Image copyright Getty Images The French or Italians might like to think of themselves as the most fashionable people in Europe – but it is the Brits that are the most dedicated shoppers. The British buy more clothes than their neighbours and five times as many items as they did in the 1980s. What was
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It’s a year since President Donald Trump began re-imposing sanctions on Iran, three months after announcing the US was withdrawing from the landmark nuclear deal. The Trump administration has called these “the toughest ever” sanctions imposed on the country. It says they are only aimed at the government, not ordinary Iranians. But sanctions are affecting
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The head of the U.S. agency that maintains the nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal said Tuesday the country is facing the most complex and demanding global security environment since the Cold War. National Nuclear Security Administration chief Lisa Gordon-Hagerty outlined the challenges while speaking to hundreds of people gathered for a small business expo in New
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The European Tour has suspended Thorbjorn Olesen pending the investigation into his arrest on charges of being drunk on an aircraft and assaulting a female passenger while she slept. Olesen is to appear in court on Aug. 21 on charges of sexual assault, being drunk on an aircraft and common assault, according to Metropolitan Police
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Image copyright PA Media The government has come up with new proposals for England and Wales to end the row with doctors over pensions. Doctors had started refusing to do overtime shifts because they were being landed with bills after changes to the amount that can be accrued tax-free. Just weeks after ruling out reviewing
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